and the obama campaign during 2008. he felt he had a special relationship with obama, that went on for 23 years. it is a mistake to think that barack obama only knew jeremiah write through sitting in a pew in his church and listening to these sermons. in fact, barack obama and jeremiah wright had a one-on-one relationship in which they met for literally hundreds of times in the reverend wright0s home and at every step of obama's career, he went to the reverend wright for advice, counsel, political direction. so this was a relationship that was closer than any relationship in his life, with the possible exception of his relationship with his own wife, michelle obama. >> host: does he have any direct contact with the president? >> guest: no. no contact. after obama won the presidency, the reverend right told me that he sent him a note congratulating him on achieving his amibition, as he put it. and that he didn't expect a note to get to him directly so he gave it to a neighbor of obama, who the reverend wright now to hand